Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-05
THE LEGISLATURES.
Council.

HELENA, March I'll. B. 20, concernin
the use of safety cages and iron bonnets il
mining shafts, was passed unanimously.
H. B., providing for the consolidation Q
railroad companies an other matters, va
discussed at some length and finally passes
by a vote of 10 to 2; Kennedy and Suther
lin voting in the negative.
Collins presented minority report OF
H. B. 26-reglstration law-recommendin
it not to pass.
Cardwell moved that the vote by whicl
H. b. 42-providing for uniform ballots a.
elections, and other matters-was de
feated be reconsidered, which motion car
ried.
The substitute reported for House bill 21
I-zambling bill-was adopted and ordered
printed.
| H. B. 76, repeating the arsenal law, wat
defeated by a unanimous vote.
| C.. B. 81. prohibiting the sale OF liquor
within two miles of any railroad in course
of construction, passed by vote of 9 to 8
C. B. 43, for the purpose of improving
the militia, was passed by unanimous
vote.
Fl. ~, creating the office of Attorney
General, passed. IL to 1, the President
voting in the negative.
Caldwell, and Thompson, as a majority
of the Special Committee on H. B. %, con
cerning railroad corporations, reported in
favor of the passage of the bill. Waters pre-
sented minority report, favoring an
amendment, requiring companies incorpo'
rating to complete and operate twenty-five
miles each year.
The Council then went into Committee
of the Whole, Thompson in the chair, for
the consideration of c. B. No. So, provid.
ing for Board of Medical Examiners, re.
sumed, and after further amendments, rec
commended it's passage.
H, B. No. 26, the Registration Law, was
brought up. After reading the first section
the committee came to a halt, on account
of a tie vote resulting on every motion. 1t
was ordered to report the bill back with
out recommendation.
Pardee, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported C. B. No. 33, the Rev.
enue Law, with numerous amendments,
which were adopted.
House.
The Committee on Interpretations re-
ported number OF amendments to the In
corporation bill, which were adopted and
ordered engressed.
Blake moved to lay the bill for the relief
OF Fisk Bros. on the table. Quite dis.
cussion arose on the motion. The motion
was lost, and the resolution placed on the
calendar for third reading.
Bills troduced-Johnson-To prevent
and suppress CONTAGIOUS diseases of cattle,
passed last session.
Page-To amend the law concerning
bringing suits in the land Office.
Taylor-To repeal the license law in re-
lation to butchers.
H. B. SO, concerning savings banks and
trust deposit associations, passed Is to 6.
The Bill for the Relief OF Fisk Brothers
was passed by a vote of 16 to 8.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mantle in the Chair, on the Peni-
tentiary Bill. Marshall moved that the
Committee recommend the bill be tabled.
Anderson, although opposed to the bill,
as a matter of courtesy to the Council, was
not in favor of so sudden disposition of
the bill.
White called attention TO the fact that
the Council was not very coC1 teous toward
the House on the Sunday Bill, as it imme-
diately sat down upon it by tabling it with
out reference to q COMMITTEES.
Marshall spoke in favor of the motion,
and in opposition to the bill. Marshall's
motion prevailed.